2. Feeding Adaptations Learning Objectives
To know how some animals are adapted to feeding.
To describe at least two general adaptations of predators and prey.
To explain the differences between herbivore and carnivore adaptations for feeding.
KEY WORDS: Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore, Predator, Prey, Adaptation

3. Key Word Splat!

4. Key Word Splat! Carnivore Scavenger Predator Adaptation Omnivore
Read the definitions and ask students to shout / splat the correct word.
Carnivore: Animals which eat other animals. Meat-eaters.
Herbivore: Animals which only eat plants.
Omnivore: Animals which eat animals and plants.
Predator: Animals which hunt other animals. These are carnivore species.
Prey: Animals which are hunted by other animals. Often herbivores. Carnivores may be prey for larger carnivores.
Scavenger: An animal which steals and eats other animals kills.
Omnivore
Herbivore
Prey

5. Predators PREDATORS are animals which hunt and feed on other animals.
The animals they hunt are their PREY. Predators have adaptations that allow them to catch to catch their prey.
Animals which eat other animals are called CARNIVORES. They use their senses to find their prey.
KEY WORDS: Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore, Predator, Prey, Adaptation

6. Red Fox Forward facing eyes help with judging distance
Large ears for listening to prey
Fur to keep warm
Sharp teeth for ripping prey
Long legs for quick movement
KEY WORDS: Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore, Predator, Prey, Adaptation

7. Badger Ears lay flat for digging. Sensitive for listening to prey.
Forward facing eyes help with judging distance
Fur to keep warm
Sharp teeth
Claws for digging for prey
KEY WORDS: Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore, Predator, Prey, Adaptation

8. Prey
PREY is the name we give to animals which have other animals above them in the food chain, and are eaten by carnivores.
Many prey are HERBIVORES, although some carnivores are prey to larger carnivores.
Prey animals need to use their senses to detect predators, and their adaptations to hide or escape from them.
KEY WORDS: Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore, Predator, Prey, Adaptation

9. Fallow Deer Antlers for defence Tough tongue for
stripping leaves from shrubs
Eyes on side of the head, for greater peripheral vision
Mottled fur for
camouflage
Long legs for escaping predators
KEY WORDS: Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore, Predator, Prey, Adaptation

10. Hare Brown fur for warmth and camouflage
Large ears for hearing predators
Eyes on the side of the head, for good peripheral vision
Long legs to move quickly
KEY WORDS: Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore, Predator, Prey, Adaptation

11. Herbivore Adaptations
HERBIVORES are animals which feed only on plants.
Herbivores use their senses to find food – sight, smell and touch.
Many herbivores also have special adaptations for feeding - for example, birds beaks are different shapes and sizes depending on their food source.
KEY WORDS: Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore, Predator, Prey, Adaptation

12. For searching in sand for shellfish
Bird Beaks - Adaptations
Flat beak
For sifting
Thick, strong beak
For crushing seeds
Long, pointed beak
For searching in sand for shellfish
KEY WORDS: Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore, Predator, Prey, Adaptation

13. Investigating Beak Shape
You are going to see how beak size effects the type of seed a bird can eat.
You have two ‘birds’ :
Pointed beak
Flat beak
PREDICTION
Do you think the pointed beak or the flat beak will be better for collecting seeds?
Why?
KEY WORDS: Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore, Predator, Prey, Adaptation

14. Method Did your results match your hypothesis? Take one type of beak.
One person is going to be the bird.
In one minute, they must collect as many seeds as they can and put them into the beaker.
Organise all the seeds into groups of same seed type, and record the number of seeds in your table.
Repeat your experiment using the other beak type.
Did your results match your hypothesis?
KEY WORDS: Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore, Predator, Prey, Adaptation

15. Results Type of seed Pointed beak Flat beak Pumpkin seed Cress seed
Sunflower seed
TOTAL
KEY WORDS: Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore, Predator, Prey, Adaptation

16. Design an Alien You are going to design an alien. Your design MUST:
Give an explanation of the environment where it is found
Identify how the creature is adapted to its environment / to feed
Your design SHOULD:
Explain how its adaptations help it to survive / to feed
KEY WORDS: Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore, Predator, Prey, Adaptation

17. Alien Environments
These images could be used to give students structure for their Alien designs.
KEY WORDS: Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore, Predator, Prey, Adaptation